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ECS National Forum Plenary Sessions
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Monday, July 9, 2012 11:30 AM — 2:30 PM Closing Achievement Gaps Using a P-3 Approach (session #115) THIS SESSION IS NOW FULL. This session will address preschool through 3rd grade (P-3) as the crucial foundation for student achievement and school success. The session will provide not only a framework for understanding the comprehensive nature of P-3 reforms, but also specific ideas about the policies and practices needed to meaningfully impact young students’ learning opportunities. Participants will have the chance to examine their own early childhood and early elementary efforts and consider strategic ways to strengthen and expand alignment from preschool through 3rd grade. This session will provide theoretical, empirical, and practical perspectives on improving education for young learners. PARTICIPANTS
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Monday, July 9, 2012 1:00 PM — 3:00 PM 2012 State Teachers of the Year (Invitation Only) (session #121) 2012 State Teachers of the Year will receive an overview of this year’s Forum activities and learn more about the roles they will play at the 2012 Forum. State Teachers of the Year will engage with high-level policymakers and ECS Commissioners to exchange practitioner and policymaker perspectives on high-profile education policies and learn the most effective ways to impact education policy in their own states. PARTICIPANTS
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Monday, July 9, 2012 3:25 PM — 4:10 PM Innovation and Experiment to Create a Science of Learning (session #126) Science and technology have transformed society. In education, change is coming — with science, rather than tradition, shaping the way we learn in the future. Paul Kelley will show how innovation based on good science can transform learning and educational progress. Based on the results of these innovations, he will argue how the US, as the world leader in neuroscience and technology, can become a world leader in learning. PARTICIPANTS
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Monday, July 9, 2012 4:10 PM — 4:55 PM Funding Education Innovation in a Down Economy (session #130) Innovative education programs are more important now than ever – but how can you push innovation in a tight economy? This session will look at real world solutions to this problem by highlighting two innovative state and district education programs that are being undertaken right now with little or no funding available. PARTICIPANTS
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012 8:00 AM — 8:15 AM Welcome Remarks (session #206) | ||||||||||||||
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012 8:15 AM — 9:00 AM Choosing the Right Drivers for Whole System Reform (session #207) This presentation will examine the type of policies and related strategies often intended to bring about system reform that results in greater achievement for all students. Four surprising “wrong drivers” (policies that fail to have a positive impact) will be identified, along with four "right drivers.” Actions for moving forward will be discussed. PARTICIPANTS
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012 9:05 AM — 9:35 AM Jobs for America’s Graduates (session #208) For over 30 years, JAG has significantly impacted graduation rates and successful transitions after high school graduation, while focusing on at risk students. Find out how your state can benefit from this model and be a part of the success. PARTICIPANTS
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012 9:35 AM — 9:50 AM Read for the Record and We Give Books Initiatives (session #209) Once again, the Pearson Foundation is supporting Jumpstart’s Read for the Record Campaign, the one-day literacy celebration that brings young people together with teachers, librarians, and family members to read the same book on the same day. The Pearson Foundation aims to top last year’s record-breaking effort and to draw attention to the important role reading has in shaping a child’s lifetime of learning and success. Record breakers can read the selected book for free via the Pearson Foundation’s We Give Books digital library initiative. With each book read online during the campaign, The Pearson Foundation will donate a classic hardcover or paperback book to an underserved classroom across the United States. Mark will share details of the campaign and highlight ways in which local teachers and education leaders can quickly and easily take part. PARTICIPANTS
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM How Can America Regain Its Competitive Edge? (session #211) Experience an extraordinary interview with extraordinary leaders by renowned PBS Education Correspondent, John Merrow. Dr. Merrow will explore education and workforce issues and challenges currently facing states and how America’s competitive edge can be restored. This session promises to be full of insights for all Forum participants! PARTICIPANTS
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM Technology in the Classroom: How to Do It Right! (session #212) Blended learning is much more than having computers in the classroom. Discover the ten technology standards and the model policies to support these standards that are needed to implement a successful “blended learning” model. Learn about the critical components of blended learning that lead to student achievement. PARTICIPANTS
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012 12:05 PM — 1:30 PM Awards Ceremony Luncheon (session #215) AWARDS PRESENTATION: 2012 James Bryant Conant Award 2012 Frank Newman Award for State Innovation Award 2012 ECS Corporate Award | ||||||||||||||
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012 3:00 PM — 3:55 PM Implementing the Common Core State Standards (session #240) Informed by leading education models around the world and grounded in evidence of the knowledge students must have to succeed in college and careers, the Common Core State Standards provide a consistent and focused picture of the skills that are most essential for students to master in literacy and math. Robert Corcoran and David Coleman will discuss the key research underlying the Common Core State Standards and the implications for instruction, curriculum, and assessment. PARTICIPANTS
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012 8:00 AM — 8:05 AM Welcome Remarks (session #306) | ||||||||||||||
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012 8:05 AM — 8:50 AM The Case for Civic Education (session #307) Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor will tell the remarkable story of how she went from a cowgirl in Arizona to the Supreme Court in Washington, DC. In this wide-ranging talk, Justice O'Connor will share her remarkable story, including insight into being the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court and her passion for reinvigorating civic education in the United States. PARTICIPANTS
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012 8:50 AM — 9:45 AM Crossing Boundaries and Building Bridges: Innovations, Opportunities and Lessons Learned Across Education Sectors (session #311) Education policy must recognize the most obvious yet amazingly neglected truth: that none of us, no matter how brilliant our philosophy, steadfast our efforts or magnificent our administration can move the needle on student success when working alone. Progress requires that we cross boundaries and build bridges with other education sectors, professions, cultures and community institutions. How can each of us be “architects of change” in spite of the many dichotomies that fragment our work? This presentation shares innovations, opportunities and lessons learned from those who dare to cross boundaries and build bridges when working with young learners. PARTICIPANTS
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Stakes in the Ground: Some Guiding Principles for High-Quality Teacher Support (session #318) The education strategy of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is based on a belief that every student should have the opportunity, regardless of race, zip code, or income level, to receive a great education. Through the work of the foundation’s grantees and partners, the foundation has found that inside the school, teaching matters most, and when schools and districts focus on how to evaluate, support, and develop teachers, they can see dramatic results. Gates will make the case for quality teacher evaluation and development programs and why it is important for state policymakers to play a key role in these efforts. PARTICIPANTS
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012 12:10 PM — 1:15 PM Plenary Lunch: Performance-Based Systems: How Do We Get There & Make Them Work? (session #330) Using the Western Governors University as a model, Dr. Johnstone will outline how an institution that is completely performance-based can successfully operate with a focus on student success. She will also review a series of barriers to the implementation of state-level performance-based funding for public education, and challenge participants to work toward overcoming those barriers in their own states. PARTICIPANTS
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012 1:30 PM — 2:20 PM What Policymakers Need to Know about the Common Core State Standards Assessments (session #340) Learn about the new CCSS assessments straight from the consortia leaders themselves. Find out how these new assessments are intended to impact instruction and learning in our nation’s schools and what you need to know to make informed assessment policy decisions in your state. PARTICIPANTS
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012 2:30 PM — 4:30 PM Seamless P-20 Transitions Through Implementation of the Common Core (session #350) Experts from several Common Core-adopting states will describe how efforts aimed at improving student transitions at critical junctures – pre-K to kindergarten, 3rd grade reading, high school to postsecondary, and postsecondary to workforce – are being informed and supported by efforts to implement the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and related assessments. This two-hour workshop will provide the opportunity for thought leaders to respond to state approaches, and for Q + A between audience members, state experts and thought leaders. Critical discussion for any state implementing the Common Core. Moderator: Speakers: Reactors: |
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